Alice’s Adventures In Water-Land by Roberta Ben-Naim and Arieh Ben-Naim.

Published by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2011

ISBN:9789814338967

Softback- there is a hardback available.

Chapters include:

Alice’s First Day in College

Professor Holmes Explains the Phase Map

The First Excursion into the Microscopic

World of Water Vapour

The Second Visit to the Water Vapour: Experiencing the Effect of Temperature and Pressure

A Visit to the Solid Phase of Ice

Alice’s Visit to the Liquid Phase

Why Does Ice Float on Water?

The Outstanding Temperature Dependence of the Volume of Water

The Heat Capacity of Water

The Latent Heat of Water and Regulation of the Body’s Temperature

“The Electriﬁed Water”

Professor Holmes’ Last Lecture

The Last Visit to Professor Holmes’ Lab

From the publisher:

This highly illustrated book describes the properties of liquid water and the relevance of these properties to life, in a way that makes the content accessible to anyone. It will raise the awareness of the reader on the vital importance of water to all life on earth. It is a book of science interwoven into the fabric of a story. There are very few books on water aimed at the general public. This volume will appeal to both adults and students with its superb delivery of scientific knowledge in highly accessible prose.

Toohey and Biermann’s other books range from travel (From Baedeker to Worse) to sports (skiing and biking), but when Biermann became diabetic, they began writing about that (The Peripatetic Diabetic: Good Health, Good Times, and Good Food for the Diabetic Who Wants to Have It All). And when Biermann suffered a stroke, they wrote about the life and experiences of sufferer and carer (The Stroke Book: A Guide to Life After Stroke for Survivors and Those Who Care for Them).